Fan.



E. A. GRAY.

FAN.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1911.

Patented Nov. 12,1912.

wltneses film/iii Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE.

EDWARD ALLEN GRAY, or rrnaca, ivnw YORK, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH T JOHN SAIBIN, ONE-FOURTH ro EUGENE TERRY, AND ONE-FOURTH T0 THEODORE a.

MARTIN, ALL OF ITHACA, NEW YORK.

FAN.

, 1,044,377. Spcification of Letters a Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed September 19, 1911. Serial No. 650,104. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD ALLEN GRAY,

.a citizen of the United States,- residing at Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented a new and usev ful Improvement in Fans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fans, and particularly to novelty or advertising fans.-

As a primary object, the present invention contemplatesthe production of a fan bearing a pictorial representation of an ani-' mated object and having eye-openings, and

"a manually actuatableniember connected to the fan to move relative theretoand bearing eye representations cooperating with the eye openings, so that when the saidmember is actuated, the eyes are given a life-like motion. l

As -a further object, the present invention aims to provide a fan of the character indicated, which shall be simple, substantial,

durable and inexpensive in construction,

tion has been illustrated in the accompany-.

ing drawings, wherein Figure 1' is a frcTnt elevation of the fan. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof, the rear part or section of the fan being removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan View of thehandle. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail taken on the line 55 of Fig. .1. V

Referring specifically to the drawings, the fan proper comprises the front and rear sections 6 and 7 ,respectively, which are of any preferred contour, in this case approximately rectangular, and which are constructed of any suitable material, such as card-board and the like. The edges of the sections 6 and 7 are secured together by paste or other adhesive material, or the sections may be secured together in any other suitable manner.

A handle 8 is pivoted by means of a rivet or pin 9 between the lower or inner ends of the sections 0 and 7 and has a triangular extension 10 fitting between the sections of between a pair of stops 11 secured between the sections 6 and 7. The stops 11 are preferably constructed of strips of wood or other material and arranged approximately radial relative to the rivet or pin 9 so as to limit the oscillatory motion of the handle and fan relative to each other, as will be apparent. The handle 9 is preferably c'onstructed of wood, but the same may be of of the handle works in rear of the eye-openings 13 and bears a pair of eye-representations 14 cooperating with the eye-openings 13, so'that when the handle 8 is grasped by the hand and swung, the eyes of the figure will be given a life-like motion. This motion may be caused by either holding the fan stationary and swinging the handle, or by swinging the handle whereby the momentum of the fan, due to the weight of the fan, will cause the fan to oscillate upon the pin 9 relative to the handle.

A fan of the nature described will provide a novelty or advertising device usefulor beneficial for various purposes, such as for political campaigns, and for other purposes.

A fan constructed in accordance with the present invention is simple, durable, substantial and inexpensive, is convenient and efficient in its use, and provides a desirable article of this character for the purposes to which it is designed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A fan and a member pivoted thereto, one bearing a pictorial representation of an animated object and having eye openings, and the other bearing eye representation cooperating with the eye openings, and a 60' the fan, and capable of oscillatory motion tations cooperating with the eye-openings.

3. A fan having a pictorial representation of an animated object and having eye-openings, and a handle pivoted to the inner end of the fan and having a triangular eXten-' slon bearing eye-representat1ons cooperatlng with the eye-openings.

4. A two-part fan wherein one part bears a pictorial representation of an animated object and has eye-openings therein, and a handle pivoted between the said parts. and

- having a portion bearing eye representations cooperating with the eye openings.

5. A two-part fan wherein one part bears a pictorial representation of an animated object and has eye-openings therein, and a handle pivoted between the parts of the fan at their inner ends and having a triangular extension bearing eye-representations cooperatin with the eye-openings.

6. A Fan having a ictorial representation of an animated ob ect and having eyeopenings, a handle pivoted to the inner end of the fan and having an extension bearing eye-representations cooperating with the eye openings, and stops carried by the fan for limiting the oscillatory motion of the said extension.

7. A two-part fan wherein one part bears a pictorial representation of an animated object and has eye-openings therein, a handle pivoted between the inner ends of the said parts and having a triangular extension bearing eye-representations cooperating with the eye-openings, and stops secured between the parts of the fan and radially of the pivotahpoint of the handle for limiting the oscillatory motion of the said extension.

' EDWARD ALLEN GRAY.

Witnesses:

JOHN SABIN, THEODORE MARTIN. 

